Re:GitHub Copilot
by pnt12 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @12:21PM
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Couldn't disagree more:
Smart programmers are are not coding thousands of lines of code every day. There's so much more to in software engineering other than coding, that's why senior engineers spend less time writing code than juniors.
If a slow typer is using a auto-completer, he's not learning to type faster.
If auto complete fails, then the slow programmer will need to invalidate the code first, and then type it anyway.
All in all - maybe it's impressive AI research project, but I don't see it as a useful product.
Re:GitHub Copilot
by dgb23 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @01:26PM
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Maybe I reacted optimistically because your objections are reasonable and relatable. But I‘m still very interested in how this will actually play out. I want to see and feel it in action.
Smart programmers are are not coding thousands of lines of code every day. There's so much more to in software engineering other than coding, that's why senior engineers spend less time writing code than juniors.
If a slow typer is using a auto-completer, he's not learning to type faster.
If auto complete fails, then the slow programmer will need to invalidate the code first, and then type it anyway.
All in all - maybe it's impressive AI research project, but I don't see it as a useful product.